Macaw Scam, Beware

Answered an ad for a pair of expensive and rare macaws yesterday. Here was the response. If you check the senders e-mail address in google, you will note that they have offered puppies in the past as well.

Ha, as I'm typing this,w atching Animal Planet, an add came on for ROAR, encouraging adopting from your local shelter. What wonderful advice!!!!

Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:24:20 -0700 (PDT)
From:	"timberw gillluy" macpets_breeder@yahoo.com Add Mobile Alert Yahoo! DomainKeys has confirmed that this message was sent by yahoo.com. Learn more
Subject:	Re: talking pair of hycinth macaw babies for adoption
To:	my e-mail removes so I can keep using it to contact potential scammers

THIS MESSAGE IS COMING FROM THE MAC PETS_BREEDERS SUB BRANCH BASES IN VICTORIA TOWN DOWN BEACH CAMEROON.ONLY REPUTABLE BREEDERS OF BIRDS(HYACINTH MACAW) IN CAMEROON.

HELLO,
We want to thank you in having interest in adopting these great babies of ours.these babies are home raised. these babies are a bonded pair namely Lilli and Shina.Shina is the male and Lilli the female.they were born on the same day so we decided to raise them together.they have been trained to live with each other all their lives.At their 18 weeks of age,they are very healthy,loving and affectionate.They are very intelligent as has mastered about 1090 vocabularies in English.They are playful and know when to play.they have been trained to live with other home pets and kids.They really enjoy the company of kids.They have a private vet. doctor that do their veterinary check after each week.They have been given the following Vitamins for their formation.
3V-CAPS- this is for the formation of their worm blue shiny and attractive coat.
NEW Glycol-flex stage 1- this for the formation of their healthy voices.
We are going to give you more of this vitamins when this baby becomes yours.This babies have their DNA test and everything is o.k.they can live in every state in the USA.We will be shipping these babies only into the USA cause they have gotten their permit to enter every state in the USA.and also because we have our main branch in Akron Ohio and a sub branch in Akron Ohio.We are giving out Shina and Lili for just $600.this 600 is explained below.
Adoption fee...................................$200
Shipping.........................................$200(USA only)
Change of ownership papers.............$50
paper work.......................................$25
Cage................................................$100 or 150(two qualities)
Food menu........................................$50
Toys..................................................Free (00.00)
These babies will be coming alongside the above included will be the following
1 All their health papers
2 Cities permits (can go to every state in the USA)
3 Permit from the Cameroon Airport.
4 1 year health guarantee
5 Hereditary Congenital Defect Guarantee.
But before we offer these babies to you,we will like you to get to us with the answers of following questions:
1 Do you have kids?
2 Where are you located?
3 Have you ever had a bird before?
4 are you a breeder?
5 Do you accept shipping?
6 Are you sure you are going to spoil these babies rotten with all their needs and desires?
please do not get mad at us for asking you so much questions o.k.This is because we want to know who we are giving our babies to.We have gave some of our birds out and have had words that they are not welled taken of.So i will like that when you adopt these babies time to time you give us information on how they are.If we find out that they are not well taken care of,we are going to refund your money and get back our bird.All we care is the well being of our babies and not really money that is why we are adopting them out just for $600.Because if you go and find out the price of a hyacinth in a pet shop,the list they will give you will be $1500 for one.so you see.We have business references that have adopted our birds and are living happily with them today and they give us pictures of their new homes all the time.so if all mentioned is o.k. by you then you can get to us with the information asked.
Thanks and Waiting.

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